Condiment-holder



' C. DOULEDES.

CONDIMENT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.19, 1919.

1,389,173. Patented May 4; 1920.

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CONDIMENT-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. May 4,1920.

Application filed April 19, 1919. Serial No. 291.264.

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRIST DoULEDEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Schenectady,in the county of Schenectady and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Condiment- Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to condiment holders and comprehends the provision of a receptacle divided by a vertical partition into separate compartments to accommodate both the pepper and salt.

One of the principal objects of the invention resides-in projecting the partition an appreciable distance above the upper edge of the receptacle, and providing the cap or closure therefor with grooves for the reception of said partition whereby the latter serves to maintain the cap removably positioned upon the receptacle while it is being secured thereto by suitable fastening means.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed descriptionis taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this specification, like numerals of reference in-- dicate similar parts in the several views and wherein Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view showing the parts assembled.

ig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the cap.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the clamping ring.

Fig. 5 is a view of the partition.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view through the receptacle showing the partition associated therewith and projecting above the upper edge thereof.

The invention essentially consists of a receptacle 10, a partition 11, a cap 12 and an annulus 13 utilized in holding the cap associated with the receptacle. The receptacle 10 may be constructed of any suitable material preferably glass, being open at one end and provided with an exteriorly threaded neck portion 14. The interior of the receptacle is provided with opposed grooves 15 which extend the entire length of the receptacle and adapted to slidably receive the partition 11 which divides the receptacle into pepper and salt compartments 17 and 18 respectively. The partition 16 may also be constructed from any suitable material, but as shown in this instance it consists of a sheet of hard rubber of a length exceeding the similar dimension of the receptacle 10, so that when the partition is associated with the receptacle, it will project an appreciable distance beyond the mouth thereof for a purpose to be presently set forth.

The cap 12 is preferably constructed from metal, although any other suitable material may be employed in the production of this element. The cap is provided at its lower end with an annular flange 19 which reposes upon the open end of the receptacle 10, when the parts are operatively associated. The annulus 13 is interiorly threaded to accommodate itself upon the neck portion 14 of the receptacle and is further prothreaded neck portion 14 thereof, I provide the neck 12 both in the side and the top thereof with a continuous groove 21 adapted to receive the corresponding side and top edge of the partition 16. By reason of this construction it is manifest that the parts can be readily and easily disassembled for cleaning purposes, and again quickly assembled with little or any trouble. The cap 12 at one side of the groove is provided with a plurality of smaller openings 22, While the opposite side of the cap is provided with larger openings 23, the openings 22 and 23 permitting the discharge of the pepper and salt from the respective compartments when desired.

I desire to have it understood that what is herein shown and described is merely illustrative of one embodiment of the invention, to which I do not limit myself, and such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim is A condiment holder comprising a receptacle having a continuous groove arranged at the opposite sides of the receptacle and transversely of the bottom thereof, a partition slidably fitted in said grooves and dividing the receptacle into separate compartments, the upper end of said partition projecting above the receptacle and having its edge inclined from a central point downwardly and toward the sides of the receptacle, a cap threadedly associated with the receptacle and having its top formed with a transverse groove corresponding in shape to the adjacent edge of the partition which it receives, said groove and cap forming a continuation of the groove of the receptacle, and said cap at the opposite sides of the partition being provided with a plurality of perforations for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHRIST DOULEDES. 

